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Information Technology and the Economic Performance of the Grocery Store Industry
Gerald R. Moody. Not indexed, 1997
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Information technology is bringing fundamental changes to many U.S. industries. These changes are occurring as business people learn how to use the new technology to improve efficiency and expand the services they provide. The grocery store industry is one of the U.S. industries that are increasing their sophistication in information technology. This industry, which is at the final stage of the food production and distribution system, increasingly is using information technology to gain better knowledge about its customers? needs and to transmit this knowledge to its suppliers. The new technology is making it possible to gain increased control over the flow of products. Further, the technology has altered the labor-intensive checkout process. This paper examines the economic performance of the grocery store industry during the 1980s and 1990s when technology has been transforming the industry.
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APA 7th
Moody, G. R. (1997). Information Technology and the Economic Performance of the Grocery Store Industry. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.37747
Vancouver
Moody GR. Information Technology and the Economic Performance of the Grocery Store Industry. 1997. doi:10.2139/ssrn.37747.
BibTeX
@article{moody1997-e3382995,
author = {Moody, Gerald R.},
title = {{Information Technology and the Economic Performance of the Grocery Store Industry}},
year = {1997},
doi = {10.2139/ssrn.37747},
url = {https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.37747}
}
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Key findings
- The grocery store industry is one of the U.S. industries that are increasing their sophistication in information technology.
- This industry, which is at the final stage of the food production and distribution system, increasingly is using information technology to gain better knowledge about its customers? needs and to transmit this knowledge to its suppliers.
- The new technology is making it possible to gain increased control over the flow of products.
- Further, the technology has altered the labor-intensive checkout process.
- This paper examines the economic performance of the grocery store industry during the 1980s and 1990s when technology has been transforming the industry.
Why it matters
This paper examines information technology and the economic performance of the grocery store industry, not Alzheimer's disease, so it offers nothing on treating, curing or preventing Alzheimer's. It describes industry changes during the 1980s and 1990s.
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Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 13/100
Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed. It scored 13 on the same rubric, which is below the 16 cap we apply to non-peer-reviewed sources. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on impact for its field and year, senior author's track record and institution's track record, so those were left out: it earned 11 of the 87 points we could judge it on, which is 13 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 2 / 10 | Tier 4 — not a peer-reviewed journal (Not indexed) |
| Journal's citation record | 0 / 4 | Not a journal article, so the journal's record does not count |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 4 / 10 | Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed. Hosted on a preprint server. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 1997 — older than 20 years, still counted |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 2 / 7 | Cited 11 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 0 / 5 | 0.4 citations a year over 31 year(s) since 1997 |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 0 / 4 | Cited 0 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | OpenAlex's profile for last-listed author Gerald R. Moody holds only 3 work(s), too few to judge a track record — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 0 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 0 institution(s) in 0 countries — scores zero (affiliation lists can be incomplete) |
| Indexed in PubMed | 1 / 2 | Not in PubMed, but has a DOI |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Points | 11 / 87 | Scored on 17 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 11 of the 87 points we could judge it on is 13 out of 100. |
| Total | 13 / 100 | — |
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